Burthorpe
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely combines 'burh', meaning a fortified place, with 'tūn', meaning a farmstead or village. It refers to a settlement associated with a fortified place.
Word origins
- Bur
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place(from burh "fortified place, settlement")
- thorpe
- Old Norsesecondary settlement, farmstead(from þorp "hamlet, outlying farmstead")
Historical forms
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